Magnetic is a network of 10 residencies in France and the United Kingdom launched in 2022 under the umbrella of Fluxus Art Projects.
In 2024 Magnetic is expanding its network to two more residencies in Paris and London, following previous iterations with ten international partners and a total of 17 supported artists in two years: Susie Green, Joshua Leon, High Nicholson, Zoé Williams, Chizu Anucha, Daria Blum, Tom Cardew, Charys Wilson, and nine artists from France in the UK, Carla Adra, David Douard, Éléonore False, Azzedine Saleck, Antoine Viviani, Elise Charcosset, Francisco Rodríguez Teare Laure Vigna, Maxime Voidy.
On the 120th anniversary of the Entente Cordiale, Magnetic 3 will be partnered with ten leading institutions in France and the UK. To reinforce relations between the institutions accross the Channel, each residency is based on a tandem partnership between a French region and a UK nation. The artists based in a French region will apply for a residency in a UK nation, and vice versa. Tandems will associate CAPC in Bordeaux/Nouvelle- Aquitaine with Wysing Arts Centre in Cambridge/England, Frac Bretagne in Rennes/Brittany with Aberystwyth Arts Centre/Wales, Frac Grand Large in Dunkirk/Hauts-de-France with Flax Art Studios in Belfast/Northern Ireland, Villa Arson in Nice/Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur with Cove Park/Scotland and Bétonsalon – Centre for Art and Research in Paris/Île-de-France with Gasworks in London/England.
Magnetic has been designed to foster artistic development through exchange and to enhance sustainable cooperation between the UK and French visual arts scenes in the longer term. The programme is characterised by several strengths. Societal and environmental issues will be at the heart of the programme, with the ten selected artists expected to work in resonance with each specific context – geographical or historical, societal, artistic etc. The level of remuneration for artists is another strength of Magnetic. Artists will receive a threshold monthly fee of 2500 € / £ 2100, as well as curatorial mentoring. Each two months residency will be tailor-made in discussion with the institutions’ curatorial teams, providing the artist with networking opportunities throughout their stay. Artists will be provided with accommodation and access to a work space.
Magnetic is a new collaboration conceived by the the Institut français du Royaume-Uni and the four UK arts funding agencies, joined by the British Council, the Institut français and the French Ministry of Culture.
Magnetic is produced under the umbrella of Fluxus Arts Projects, a charity founded and run by the Institut and supported by French and UK public partners and private donors. Over the past fourteen years, Fluxus Art Projects has become a marker of notoriety for artists and venues, supporting exhibitions and curatorial research both in France and in the United Kingdom.
Applications are open May 21st and close July 15th 2024.
To apply, candidates must submit an artistic proposal outlining the relevance and singularity of their practice and research interests within the context and focus of the host institution and a short text demonstrating their motivation for applying to an international residency at this point in their career and the benefits it will bring. All applications must be submitted via the Fluxus Art Projects website, where additional information regarding the programme and the ten institutions can be found.
The Magnetic 3 laureate artists will be announced in October 2024. Residencies will start in Autumn 2024.
For further information : fluxusartp@gmail.com